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An obsessively accurate emulation of API’s flagship compressor.

The API 2500 Bus Compressor is a permanent fixture on the stereo bus of many of the world's top engineers and producers. Considered the best of the Paul Wolff-era API circuit designs, this famed compressor adds energy, movement, and tone to stereo mixes and subgroups unlike any other compressor.

The API 2500 Bus Compressor plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is a spot-on emulation of this classic compressor, capturing its all-discrete signal path with Thrust® circuitry — and features a fanatically detailed modeling of API's custom transformers and 2510 and 2520 op amps.

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UAD Native
Fonctionne sur votre Mac ou PC sans le matériel d’UA.

Apollo Realtime & UAD-2
Fonctionne en mode accéléré sur les interfaces Apollo et les systèmes UAD-2.

Configuration système requise : les plug-ins UAD natifs fonctionnent sur macOS 10.15 Catalina ou une version ultérieure, ainsi que sur Windows 10 et 11. Consultez notre page d’aide dédiée pour connaître la configuration système requise.

  • Glue together your stereo mixes and subgroups with the world’s finest circuit emulation of the iconic API 2500 compressor
  • Select between "Old” and "New” compression, with feedback or feed-forward sounds
  • Sharpen your workflow with plug‑in‑only Mix and Headroom controls
  • Punch up low frequencies with API's patented Thrust technology
  • Contour your mix's stereo interaction with percent-based L/R Link controls
  • Mix with artist presets from Jeff Balding (Faith Hill), Vance Powell (Jack White), Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and more

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API 2500 5-Minute Tip
API 2500 5-Minute Tip

API 2500 5-Minute Tip

Learn how to use the API 2500 on drums, bass, guitars, and your entire mix.

The Only End-to-End API 2500 Emulation

The Only End-to-End API 2500 Emulation

Poring over proprietary "for-your-eyes-only" schematics made available to Universal Audio by API, our team of DSP experts analyzed two classic API 2500s — rackmount and in-console — ensuring one of UA's tightest behavioral circuit models to date. Working together with API's engineers, we scrutinized every facet of the plug-in against its analog counterpart, delivering the definitive representation of this iconic compressor. Early beta testing with UA artists confirmed that the plug-in ranks among the most accurate analog emulations in UA history.

Built for the 2-Bus

Built for the 2-Bus

API designed the 2500 compressor with program material firmly in mind. Its Release control includes fixed or variable options, while the Attack, Threshold, and Ratio controls offer musical tweaking throughout their range, making the API 2500 a toneful dynamics overlord for your stereo bus.

Shaping Tone and Dynamics

Shaping Tone and Dynamics

The API 2500 allows selection between three custom-voiced compression Knees — Soft, Medium, and Hard. You can shape the tone further with two compression types; "Old" for characterful peak-detection harkening back to API's earliest, highly-coveted 525, or "New", which features a modern feed-forward design.

Thrust Control for Unmatched Punch

Thrust Control for Unmatched Punch

Taken from their Paragon series of consoles, the API 2500’s Thrust feature puts a filter before the RMS detector, evening high and low frequency energy — so neither triggers the compressor more than the other. This gives you a tight hallmark API punch beyond any other compressor.

Enhance Energy and Motion

Enhance Energy and Motion

Most compressors only allow you to turn left/right linking on or off. The API 2500 Bus Compressor Link parameters allow for precision control of your mix's L/R dynamic interaction. Set exactly how much dependence — or independence — you want your L/R spatial dynamics field to have, and hone your dynamic contours even further with the Shape control.

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      Key Features

      Painstakingly modeled by Universal Audio's plugin design team, licensed and authenticated by Automated Processes, Inc.,
      Beloved Paul Wolff-era API design, exclusively measured from the all-discrete, in-console version of the 2500
      Provides the entire circuit path and control set of the API hardware including custom API op amps and transformers
      Signature API 2500 features include patented Thrust® sidechain filtering, "New" and "Old" Compressor Types, and Variable Sidechain Link
      Plug-in-only features include Dry/Wet parallel processing and Headroom for user-customizable operating level
      Includes artist presets from Vance Powell, Jeff Balding, Ryan Hewitt and Adam Hawkins

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      API 2500 Bus Compressor

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      4.9/5
      (355 avis)

      I. Radic

      23 avril 2023

      Top tier

      It creates lively canvas trough all source material shine. Warmly recommended!

      J. Branam

      10 avril 2023

      excellent

      the 2500 is one of my favorite bus comps although i have never actually used the hardware but i have tried the lot of plugins and to my ear the uadx version seems wider and the dual mono a little more 'playful'. it is not as thick sounding as the others out there but it is tighter and a well rounded bottom. thanks again to ua for putting this out in native form and for selling perpetual licenses. this one has made my day

      M. TODOROVIĆ

      8 avril 2023

      THE BUS COMPRESSOR!

      Amazing peace of gear!

      A. Sala

      9 mars 2023

      My dream come true

      After years of using the xxxxx version... Now i have the right one! I use in tracks, buses and always have nice results...

      R. Adams

      30 janvier 2023

      Enhancer Maximus

      This does a beautiful job of enhancing the shape of your source material whether vocal or instrument or mix bus.

      J. Tornay

      15 janvier 2023

      Must have

      One of the plugins that cannot be missing in your collection, analog flavor extremely similar to hardware and also includes the plugin in native format, double the fun

      J. Vanderhorst

      10 janvier 2023

      Best Bus Compressor Period

      Best bus Compressor there is . And UA qaulity is unmatched

      S. Rogers

      6 janvier 2023

      Great bus compressor

      Absolutely fantastic.

      C. Dahl

      2 janvier 2023

      Great 2-bus compressor!

      ...but also on pretty much anything else. Great emulation.

      a. min

      30 décembre 2022

      Punch and Clarity

      it;s magic

      s. galli

      25 décembre 2022

      Great

      This is a great compressor!

      L. Spilger

      24 décembre 2022

      Punch and Clarity

      Punch and clarity on my drumbus or 2bus. Recently I also got great results on a piano stereo track with it‘s piano leveler preset with my ravel!

      G. Seminario

      22 décembre 2022

      Fascinating.!!

      I couldn't believe it when I got it and tried it, it's incredible, it was worth it, honestly it's incredible

      A. Mujic

      20 décembre 2022

      Great products by API & Universal Audio

      I use API 2500 by Universal Audio for drum busses & master buss. Great tool to glue all things together to get rich and continuous sound. Work off every paid dollar.

      Thank you UAD,
      Allen Rix

      G. Grinko

      15 décembre 2022

      Best compressor!

      Api 2500 good compressor for drums and different instruments group. Thanks!

      P. Sviyazov

      11 décembre 2022

      Modern bus

      Very versatile sound! Can be anywhere in the chain, not just bus. Great on parallels!

      M. Fagnoul

      11 décembre 2022

      even subtle

      Highly recommend this one. It gives the glue to your mix.

      M. Memley

      9 décembre 2022

      magic

      Gives me the glue I need on my drum bus! Absolutely in love with this.

      U. Audio Account

      9 décembre 2022

      Imprescindible en tu bus de baterías

      Aporta un cuerpo y una solidez a las baterías estupenda, merece la pena.

      J. Coiffard

      7 décembre 2022

      Great Bus compressor

      Amazing compressor especially on the drum bus. The ability to dial in a mix percentage and remove the low and from the side chain is a big plus to creat big and impressive sound. Love it and highly recommend!